The Storytellers Porch Podcast- Hosted by Jill Davis

06/01/2024

“I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.”
― C.S. Lewis

Image: Oleg Riabchuk

05/31/2024

Have you ever wanted to tell a story that truly resonates? Join my live workshop in Colorado Springs where we’ll dive deep into finding and crafting your perfect story. It’s going to be a day full of discovery, creativity, and sharing. I’ll provide everything you need, including materials and yummy snacks, so all you have to bring is yourself and your passion for storytelling. This workshop is a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone. Can’t wait to hear your stories! There are a few tickets still available at the door. Cost is $50 and includes all materials and a $20 food voucher for Treehouse Cafe COS.

05/31/2024

Do you love stories as much as I do? Join me for an intimate storytelling workshop in Colorado Springs where you’ll get to explore your own narrative and learn how to share it powerfully. Over the day, I’ll guide you through discovering your story, shaping it, and finally, sharing it with the group. It’s going to be a fun, creative, and inspiring day. You'll get snacks from The Treehouse Cafe and all the materials you need are provided. Limited registration at the door.

3.5 hour live workshop. Identify the story you want to share, learn techniques for the desired impact, and have an opportunity to share your story live.

05/30/2024

Do you have a story inside you just waiting to be told? Join me for a live storytelling workshop in beautiful Colorado Springs! Over the course of a day, I’ll help you uncover your story, craft it with care, and share it in a safe, supportive space. Whether you're new to storytelling or looking to refine your skills, this workshop is for you. I'll provide all the materials and snacks from The Treehouse Cafe COS to keep your creative energy flowing. Can’t wait to see you there! RSVP with online ticket purchase. Limited registration available day of event.

Treehouse Cafe COS

05/26/2024

Stories matter. No matter your age, telling your stories brings about healing and forgiveness. This article is about writing, and I believe it’s also about orally telling your story. Your thoughts?

Whether we write for ourselves, our families, or for a wider audience, it’s important to honour the paths we’ve been on.

05/24/2024

Did you love Donny Osmond? Do you still love him? Our guest Kerry Kruegler did and does and learned some surprising lessons on her journey to meeting him.

05/21/2024

We are just a few days away from the launch of season 3. Heather Wilde is our first storyteller. Pillowcases and success. Heather weaves her story well. Meaningful Things in Life, don't always come with a price tag.

03/29/2024

I'm so excited to let you know that we will be releasing a mini-season of The StoryTellers Porch Podcast this May! It will have 3 episodes and then we will be ready to start the next season of the podcast!! Life Changes, dreams change and Stories on the Porch will always matter. Bring your drink and meet me in May on the Porch.
Kerry White Kruegler
Heather Wilde
Toby Dorr

The Storytellers Porch Podcast- Hosted by Jill Davis

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04/21/2023

“Even if my neighbor doesn’t understand
my religion or understand my politics,
he can understand my story.
If he can understand my story,
then he’s never too far from me.

It is always within my power to build a bridge. There is always a chance for reconciliation,
a chance that one day he and
I will sit around a table together
and put an end to our history of clashes.
And on this day,
he will tell me his story
and
I will tell him mine.”

~Paulo Coelho

01/31/2023

Would you like to have a platform to share your voice, your story?
We are starting to record Season #3!
Schedule a time to chat with our host about your story!
https://thestorytellersporch.as.me/chatwithjill

We are so excited to share all these delightful, moving, informative, heart warming, interesting stories with you!

The Storytellers Porch Podcast A Cozy Podcast Featuring Real Stories with Collective Impact Check out the latest episode from the porch! Learning the Charleston with Harry Slick Dec 30, 2022[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25360209/height/100/width//thumbna...

01/03/2023

The farm changed my life. The farm created Season 2 of The Storytellers Porch podcast. This is my favorite picture of me out at the farm last year and our last episode may be my favorite. It features Barbara Ewing and Jacque Hayes and their stories of life on the prairie and in Northwestern Kansas. Mrs Ewing was 100 years old when we recorded the episode which debuted tomorrow. She is now 101. Learning from the stories of all generations give us hope.

https://thestorytellersporch.com/learning-the-charleston-with-harry-slick/

01/01/2023

We are starting our third season soon. Schedule a time to talk to our host about sharing your story.
https://thestorytellersporch.as.me/Letschat

12/30/2022

This year I fell in love with Stockport Farm and Northwest Kansas. Our last episode for this year comes out today. It features Mrs. Barbara Ewing and her daughter Jacque Hayes. When we recorded the episode Mrs. Ewing was 100 years old - she is now 101. Her story shares the day to day life of those years growing up and teaching in a different lifetime and yet our lifetime. It also includes a great story of the Charleston. Enjoy.
https://thestorytellersporch.com/learning-the-charleston-with-harry-slick/

The Storytellers Porch Podcast Personal Stories – Collective Impact Featuring Real People with Real Stories and Real Lives Check out the latest episode from the porch! Peace, Solitude, and More Lessons Learned on the Farm Jul 8, 2022[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/...

12/22/2022

The final episode of Season 2 will be out on December 30, 2022. Follow us on your favorite podcast platform to be sure to be able to listen to it on the day it comes out. Mrs. Barbara Ewing, from St. Francis, Kansas will be sharing some of her favorite childhood stories from growing up in Northwest Kansas during the 20's and 30's. This picture is of my mother's family in 1930. The baby my grandmother is holding is my beloved Aunt Nova who taught with Mrs Ewing during the '50s.
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08/18/2022

My first video in a few years. Raw and unedited. (I'm not signally distress at the end, I just had an itchy eye.)

08/02/2022

Finishing up season 2 and taking applications for season 3.
If you'd like to share your story around the theme of "...and then everything changed..." just let me know.
You can schedule a time here: https://thestorytellersporch.as.me/chatwithjill

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a passion project where I created business cards. My first card was one for being a mom, that was 30 years ago. Now this one for all the stories we can share! If you haven’t had a chance to listen, the welcome one is a fun place to start. You can find it in Apple, stitcher, I-heart radio, and all the places.
Enjoy!!!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-storytellers-porch/id1565741997?i=1000523284549

07/09/2022

“The reason my great-great-grandparents came over here was for freedom and hope for their family. To start this generation and to give generational hope and freedom of living.
Some place like here.”
- Deb Nyenhuis, today’s guest on The Storytellers Porch

New episode of The Storyteller's Porch out today! You can find the episode and stream online at https://thestorytellersporch.libsyn.com/peace-solitude-and-more-lessons-learned-on-the-farm and from there you can link to your favorite podcast platform as well!

Make sure you follow us at https://thestorytellersporch.com/, https://thestorytellersporch.libsyn.com/, or on your favorite podcasting platform so you don't miss a single story with us on the Porch.

Following the trend of last week’s episode with Dr. Mark Wright on The Storytellers Porch, Deb and Jill talk today about life growing up on a farm. In a slight contrast to Dr. Wright’s childhood, who was a frequent visitor of his grandparent’s farm but didn’t live there, Deb lived her life on her parent’s farm in South Dakota until she went to college.

So much can be learned from life on a farm, as Deb and Jill discuss today. From a hard work ethic, to recovering from a huge financial hit (Deb’s father lost $70,000 on his farm in the ‘70s!), to self-sustainability… while these stories may be decades or even centuries old, the stories told and the lessons learned are just as, and perhaps even more, relevant today.

Perhaps Jill sums up these lessons best, with a reminder we all need:

“My collective impact today is to just hold onto hope, no matter what. Human beings are strong, and smart, and inventive, and innovative, and capable, and we will make it through whatever is next, because we have hope and we have community.”

If you have a story about farming, ranching, growing up in rural America, or any thoughts from today’s show, we want to hear your story and help you share it! These stories are what bring us hope in difficult times. Get in touch with Jill at https://thestorytellersporch.com/apply/ or send us an email at [email protected].

Thank you joining us on The Storytellers Porch this week! Make sure you subscribe and follow us at https://thestorytellersporch.com/, https://podfollow.com/the-storytellers-porch, or on your favorite podcasting platform so you don't miss a single story with us on the Porch. We'll see you next time where we'll be sharing more personal stories with collective impact. What drink will you bring?

Always drink responsibly, don't drink and drive.
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07/08/2022

Today is the release of episode 8. Jill and Deb Nyenhuis share stories of Deb’s upbringing on the farm. It’s a story that is a bit surprising for those of us who grew up in the city. It’s a reminder of a time, not so long ago, when life felt a little gentler.

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06/25/2022

“When somebody walks in my practice, they're in my house.
I want them to be at home.”

- Mark H. Wright, DDS, today’s guest on The Storytellers Porch

Trigger warning: This episode contains dialogue of life on a sheep farm, which includes mentions of hunting and the death of animals. No animal cruelty is discussed.

New episode of The Storyteller's Porch out today! Make sure you follow us at https://thestorytellersporch.com/, https://thestorytellersporch.libsyn.com/, or on your favorite podcasting platform so you don't miss a single story with us on the Porch.

Today’s story on The Porch at The Farm is a unique one, in the best way possible. Jill Davis chats with Dr. Mark Wright, who spent a lot of time growing up at his grandparents sheep ranch and currently resides in the city of Colorado Springs, CO. Dr. Wright doesn’t consider himself a farmer but as we listen we find out he is truly a farmer at heart. As Jill states,

“there's so much to learn from not just the farm life, but the farm way of life.”

Jill and Dr. Wright discuss many of the logistics of spending time on the ranch, including birthing sheep, cleaning chicken coops, and going hunting. Then the interview turns to topics that are so pertinent in our society today: The importance of community, of supporting our local businesses, and the speed at which we approach life. Come along on this very special episode of The Storytellers Porch to hear some inspiring ways we can continue to change our community through stories.

To find out more about Dr. Wright (and to book an appointment at his dentist practice if you’re in Colorado Springs!), please visit https://www.mhwdds.com/meet-dr-wright/

If you have a story about farming, ranching, growing up in rural America, or any thoughts from today’s show, we want to hear your story and help you share it! These stories are what bring us hope in difficult times. Get in touch with Jill at https://thestorytellersporch.com/apply/ or send us an email at [email protected].
Thank you joining us on The Storytellers Porch this week! We'll see you next time where we'll be sharing more personal stories with collective impact. What drink will you bring?

Always drink responsibly, don't drink and drive.
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06/11/2022

“I can look to the seasons, and I can look to the controlled burns and the growth that comes up a week later and use that as a reminder: that nature, and the seasons, and those cycles have been here long before we have and will be here long after.

And I think that's really all the hope I need.”

- Gracie Jenkins

New episode of The Storyteller's Porch out today! Make sure you follow us at https://thestorytellersporch.com/, https://thestorytellersporch.libsyn.com/, or on your favorite podcasting platform so you don't miss a single story with us on the Porch.

In our last adventure out to Stockport Farm, talked about the intentional burning of her barn, to keep the land and the surrounding area safe. In today’s episode, Jill and her co-host, Gracie Jenkins, discuss a far more tragic burn… an unplanned burn created by nature and the dry lands of Kansas that took out the farm’s freshly planted tree line and almost took out the farmhouse.

As Gracie reminds us, sometimes we must burn the old to start anew. What did Jill find when she went back to the farm a week after everything almost burned to the ground?

Listen in to find out!

To find out more about Gracie Jenkins, follow her on Instagram and find her fabulous book of poetry, She Spoke Like Poetry, here: https://www.amazon.com/Spoke-Like-Poetry-Gracie-Packard/dp/0692368043/

To see pictures of the Farm and the images mentioned in this episode, make sure to follow The Storyteller’s Porch on Instagram and on Facebook at The Storytellers Porch Podcast to be notified when new pictures are released!

Thank you joining us on The Storytellers Porch this week! We'll see you next time where we'll be sharing more personal stories with collective impact. What drink will you bring?

If you have a story about farming, ranching, or growing up in rural America, we want to hear your story and help you share it! Those stories are what bring us hope in difficult times. Get in touch with Jill at The Storytellers Porch website at https://thestorytellersporch.com/apply/ or send us an email at [email protected].

Always drink responsibly, don't drink and drive.
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05/22/2022

Good morning from Stockport.

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04/30/2022

What do you do when you get a call saying you have to fix your 130-year-old barn that is falling down and causing a hazard to your neighbors?

You grab some friends, some beer, some food, and some love and figure it out.

In today's exciting episode, Jill Davis and Emily Chase Smith talk about the hardship that came when Jill had to say goodbye to the family barn at the family farm. After having been in the family for 130 years, taking down the barn was an incredibly emotional moment for Jill and her family. Her brother perhaps surmised the emotions best:

"It's like we're burning down dad."

Come along with your favorite drink and hear about the emotions, logistics, and history that came from taking down a 48,000 cubic foot barn.

Thank you joining us on The Storyteller's Porch this week! Make sure you follow us at https://thestorytellersporch.com/, https://podfollow.com/the-storytellers-porch, or on your favorite podcasting platform so you don't miss a single story with us on the Porch. We'll see you next time where we'll be sharing more personal stories with collective impact. What drink will you bring?

If you have a story about farming, ranching, or growing up in rural America, we want to hear your story and help you share it! Those stories are what bring us hope in difficult times. Get in touch with Jill at The Storytellers Porch website at https://thestorytellersporch.com/apply/ or send us an email at [email protected].

Always drink responsibly, don't drink and drive.
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04/28/2022

Friday, April 29 is our 5th episode of season 2. It was hard but The Barn came down and no corn was lost.

04/27/2022

The episode releasing this Friday was particularly challenging to record. Over the next few days I’ll share a glimpse into the visual of the barn burning.

03/26/2022

Spring is happening out at the farm this week. Every tree is full of birds and every morning sounds like this. For now, spring may be my favorite season.